'Game of Thrones' and 'Star Wars' have way more in common than you think

In the pantheon of beloved geek cultural properties, you might think that Star Wars and Game of Thrones exist at opposite ends of the wide spectrum. After all, one is a futuristic sci-fi series in space, the other a high fantasy in a vaguely Europe-y medieval kingdom. These aren't exactly the kinds of fandoms that yield great crossovers, if you get our drift.

But Tumblr has discovered a secret connection that we think even the purists can get behind.

The new meme comes by way of Tumblr user maisiewilliams—not belonging to the actress, but to a Game of Thrones fan named Ryann. Ryann started the chain last week by asking a very simple question:

on a scale of luke skywalker to jaime lannister how well would you deal with losing your right hand

That alone would be enough to make us stop and do our best Keanu "woah" voice. Holy shit! They are both sandy-haired would-be heroes who lose their right hands mid-way through the series!